San Diego Landscape Painters Pohl, Ernest Henry Dry Grasses - California Ernest Henry Pohl American, 1874-1956 Pastel on Paper, Signed LR: E. H. Pohl Titled and inscribed on label on reverse: "Dry Grasses - California/Original Pastel by E. H. Pohl San Diego Calif/4468 Hortensia St." 11 x 14 inches Courtesy of Dr. Albert and Sharon Cutri Aspens and Oaks Ernest Henry Pohl American, 1874-1956 Oil on Canvas Signed LR: E. H. Pohl Signed and inscribed on reverse: “Aspens and Oaks/Grass Valley Northern California/$250.00/by E. H. Pohl/San Diego, Calif.” 25 3/4 x 30 1/4 inches Courtesy of Kevin and Tamara Kinsella Pohl, Ernest Henry (1874-1956) Pastelist, landscape painter Born in Michigan on August 7, 1874. By 1915 Pohl had settled in San Diego at 4468 Hortensia Street. A civic and cultural leader, he and his wife, Catherine, were founders of the La Jolla Art Center. A businessman, he painted in his leisure until his death in San Diego on January 9, 1956. His works include desert landscapes of Coachella Valley and Borrego Valley. Works held: University of Notre Dame, South Bend, In. Source: DR.